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Making a Woven Platter with Natural Materials with Savannah Stuart
Learn to weave platters with willow, grapevine, reed, and dogwood. Explore the flexibility of these amazing plants, discuss weaving techniques, and other plants to get to know if you would like to continue your weaving journey.
Embroidery Basics at UGDSB
Participants will learn how to take their idea and image from paper onto fabric in this introductory embroidery workshop. This workshop is designed to teach the basic skills and encourage participants to finish their design at home.
Still Life Drawing at UGDSB
Join this class to learn techniques of rendering the likeness of a still life composition. Participants will learn what makes a good still-life composition, how to draw with perspective, light and shadow and how to render different textures.
Foraging for Colour & Making Natural Inks with Nimra Bandukwala
Natural colour is all around us, hiding within leaves, berries, bark, seeds and flowers. In this workshop we will explore the magic of using foraged materials and kitchen waste to create colour!
Woodburning with Heather Martin of Firework Designs
Join Pyrography Artist Heather Martin of FireWork Designs to begin or expand your knowledge of woodburning while you create a mushroom burning on a usable, giftable maple charcuterie board.
Pressed Flower Cards & Folklore with Nimra Bandukwala
Folklore exists across cultures and communities. In this workshop we will explore and share folklore related to plants, flowers and the changing of seasons. You will learn techniques to press and store flowers, to create interesting compositions, and colour theory in relation to working with natural materials.
Life Drawing at Brothers Brewing
We’re back for another Life Drawing class at Brothers Brewing Co! Learn the basics of drawing techniques and gain confidence to render a live, clothed model.
Embroidery Workshop
Participants will learn how to take their idea and image from paper onto fabric in this introductory embroidery workshop. This workshop is designed to teach the basic skills, and encourage participants to finish their design at home.
Watercolour Painting for Adults
This class will consist of guided exercises and demonstrations to help participants gain an understanding of a variety of techniques specific to watercolour painting to help build up an image of their choosing.
Watercolour Painting for Kids
The class will be a kid-friendly zone and will allow for playful experimentation to understand watercolour paint as a material.